Chris Evans nearly turned down the role that would define his career and reshape the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Captain America did not begin as a sleek modern franchise lead. He started as a wartime propaganda figure with a surprisingly earnest heart. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Steve Rogers first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 in March 1941. The character was a direct response to the rising threat of fascism at a time when America had not yet entered the Second World War. Rogers is a skinny, sickly young man from Brooklyn who desperately wants to serve his...